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The St. Johns herald., 1887-02-24
Grass Staggers and the Loco Weed.

Under the name of the "grass staggers" the writer of an article on cowboys in the Cornhill Maga- zine, has described a disease affect ing horses in certain parts of Texas and New Mexico. In a recent com municatlon in these pages Dr. J. w. Carhart gave some additional information concerning the symp- toms and etiology of this curious affection. The prominent symp- toms seem to be due, in part, to a loss of muscular coordination; the ponies become weak and staggering, and a slight blow on the head of an affected animal causes him to rear and fall over backward. The ami nal falls sway in flesh, and his coat loses its shining appearance, the hair becoming rough and of dirty color. The brain as we'll as the spinal cord would seem in certain cases to be affected, as it is stated that the animals often become ab- solutely crazy. These symptoms are due to the poisonous effects of & plant known locally as the loco weed, so called from the Spanish word loco, meaning insane.
 Dr. ". Thornton Parker, of New port, R l., who saw much of the disease while living in the Texas Panhandle as acting assistant sur geon in the United States Army sends us description of this plant The weed does not grow as high a: has been stated, but rather cling' to the ground. The plant even 1T winter, presents a bright, velvety appearance when all around Ii burnt up and dry, and the animals eagerly devour it. Dr. Parke' writes:
 "At a meeting of the Newpor Medical Society, held October 9th 1885, I presented specimens of tn loco plant. and such information a I then possessed concerning it's his tory, and it's poisonous effects upol horses. Tn view of the evident i'm portance to the economical inter ests of that portion of the country and possibly to medical practition CTS also, that the plant should b still further investigated, was di rected, in behalf of the Society, t. bring the whole matter to the al
The St. Johns herald., 1887-02-24
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1.-The Cbiricahua Company made another shipment of beef cattle to San Diego on the 1st instant. The first lot shipped arrived at their destination in splendid condition. Wilcox Stockman.
The St. Johns herald., 1887-02-24
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The Inter-Republic says nearly every day one or more train loads of cattle pass through El Paso, bound for New Mexico and other points.
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The St. Johns herald., 1887-02-24
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-05

But" continued the colored man, there
are other petty exactions. These come from
the porters responsibility for the company's
linen and other property. 1t has become a
rule that porters at terminal stations and
also en- route must clean their spittoons,
Bullets and silver inside of the cars. 1t
takes from two to three hours to do this
work, If the porter stops to do it he viii
have but little time to rest and be at home
with his family. There is but one of two
things left TO do-he must lose his rest or
must hire some one to do the work for him.
The companies make it a point to have a
man or two around whom the porter can
pay to do the work if he can EN-
ploy him. Usually the porter can get
his lamps cleaned for Csc, his spittoons
for 35c., and his silver for half dollar, but
the buffet the porter must clean himself,
The porteTs who run into New York, Jersey
City and Philadelphia have to pay more
than these rates. In Jersey City, unless the
porter wants 60 wait from one to three hours
to exchange his soiled linen for clean, he has
TO pay man whom the companies keep
around S5c. of his hard-earned money. Por-
ters running into the Union depot in Chica-
go have to pay from 15c. to 25c to have the
compaiiy's linen taken from their cars to the
linen room. There is no way to get around
paying this money, for the trains do not re-
main in the depot long enough for the
porter to carry the linen himself. These
are some of the indirect ways in which the
much-abiised and ill-used porters are de-
frauded of their paltry pittance"
Are all companies alike in these exac-
tionsP
"Yes"
"How about the roads that run their own
cars, like the Wisconsin Central, Milwaukee
and Lake Shore, and othersN
"They usually nav $40 or $45 a month,
and don't expect us to take tips. But, dear
mel" exclaimed the colored man, there's
mighty few of those roads now. l know
several instances where sleeping-car COM
pany put its cars ON roads that bad before
employed their own and who were paying
good wages This company at once cut the
porters down TO SIS a month, and laid
forage ON the public.'"
"And so you have been doing itF'
"What else is there to do, when you have
a family and are compelled to support your
self on the road
To this question there seems TO be no re-
ply, unless one can be furnished by the
sleeping car companies.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-05
Love Laughs at Locks.
From he ApaIdchicola Times.

Last Tuesday our community WIS all
a9og over the sensational elopement of Mr..
M. J. Bruce and Miss Annie Rogers, who
hied away to Bristol on the steamer Throna-
teeska where they SECURED the necessary
license, and were united for veal or for woe.
IL seems that some time ago these young
people formed an ardent attachment for
each other, but that their suit was not
looked upon by Miss Annie Hunter, the
guardian of Miss Rogers, with favor. Not
withstanding this opposition the young
couple loved on, and their attachment
increased daily, and, finally, they de-
cided that "a stern guardian should not
keep them separate longer, so on Tuesday
Miss Rogers left n neighbours house where
she had prepared for the emergency and re-
paired to the Thronateeska, a short while
before the steamers departure, where she
was met by the groom elect. As luck would
have IL, Miss Hunter heard OF these move
ments before the steamer left the dock, and
she Immediately hurried after the fleeing
couple, but did not find her neice aboard
the steamer, that young lady having
locked herself In her state-room. Fail
ing to reach her niece, Miss Hunter
returned home and the steamer sailed
up the river, carrying the bride and
groom expectant 70 Bristol where they were,
as before stated, quietly married, when they
returned home by the last steamer. The
groom, Mr.. M. ]. Bruce, is quite an exem-
plary young man and he has a host of
friends here He Is a fine mechanic, tenn
perate and industrious, and will make the
young lady good husband. Miss Rogers
Is quite pretty and winsome, and Is popular
aIf,nnc< hrI. 1oI-un circle nf nuoiIaiuInurE& :.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-05
vICToRIA'S GOLD COACH.
Not to be Used in the Jubilee Process
sion-Its Beauty All Outside.
from The Boston Globe,

From the Boston Globe.
The great gold coach of state is not to be
used in the Queens jubilee procession. 1t
was last used in the year Prince Albert died,
when the Queen went to open Parliament in
person.
It would have been great feature in the
celebration, as il is "A feet long without the
pole and 40 feet with it, and weighs four
tons. The panels are exquisitely painted by
Cipriani: at the four corners are huge gold
trftons, and at the top three figures repre-
senting England, Scotland and Ireland sup
porting the royal crown.
The interior fittings Of the coach are tat
tered and ragged with age, and consider
able time would be required to replace
them. As 1t practically has no springs, the
body being suspended from broad leather
straps, it Is a perfect and ingenious instru-
ment Of torture, pitching as II goes like a
small skiff in choppy sea This ought to
suit the Queen, as she is said TO abhor car
rage springs, and even has,had a device APP
piled to her carriage to prevent its rocking
when she gets in.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-05
Mrs. Langtry as a Typesetter.
F.lonl the 50. Paul Giobe.

where the fair Lily became much interested
in the work Of typesettlng. Here again she
asked the privilege Of setting type, which
was granted. Seated at a case Mrs. Langtry
went to work in true journalistic style. II
did not take her long TO memorize the loca-
ton of the alphabet boxes, and in less than
half an hour she had set the following
sentence of her own construction,
and which is printed here from the identical
type as il was set by her:
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-05
Another Combine" Strike for SIS, 900.

The Quaker City has several times shown
the falsity that lightning never strikes
twice in the same place. Not long ago a
combination Of Lombard and South streets
railroad conductors drew $4,000 In The
Louisiana State Lottery, but the drawing
on Tuesday, April IL, has proven q still
greater windfall in one-tenth of the $780,
0OO capital prize, TO a combination of thir-
teen men employed by the firm Of Goodell
& Waters, machinery manufacturers, Ham
ilton, above Fifteenth streets Most of the
members of the club, although not in want,
are men Of very moderate means, and the
s1,i53 which each will soon receive, will, no
doubt, be put TO good Philadelphia
lFa.l inquirer. Aprii rs. fs,s,.s s,,szss
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-05
"rhc Globe Building is the
browning glory Of 81. Paul. "

The only question she asked while work.
ing at the case was as TO whether she should
spell Saint out in full or abbreviate it.
When informed that IL was the rule of all
well-regulated newspaper establishments 10
abbreviate she smilingly returned thanks
and went to work again.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-05

How vain the loving darts that fly
From cen the most bewitching eye, o.
Unless the teeth are pure and bright
And ever kept snowy white.
n You would save your teeth from harm,
In SQZODoNT you u lind the charm.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-05
Address Registered Letters to
NEW ORLEANS NATIONAL BANK,
New Orleans, La,

REMEMBE r That the presence Of Gen,
Early, who are in charge of the drawings, is a
guasantee of absolute fairness and integrity,
that the chances are all equal, and that no one
can possibly divine what humber will draw .
Prize.
REMEMBER that the payment of all Prizes
Is GUARANTEED DIV FOUR NATIONAL
BANKS of New Orleans, and the Tickets are
signed by the President of an Institution, whose
chartered rights are recognized in the highest
Courts; therefore, beware Of any limitations Or
anonymous schemes. f
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-05
LOTTERY
LOUISIANA STATE L0TTERY COMPANY.

I'VE do hereby certify thdt supervise the
arrangements for all the Monthly and Semi
annual Drai0inys Of the Louisiana State Lot
tern Compdrty and IN person manage and con-
troll the BrnWings themselves, aud that the sdp,e
are conducted NTH honesty, fairness, aud IN
good faith totcdrd all parties, and zoe Guttori&~
he Company TO use this certificate, NTH fSt1S
sin.les OF our signatures attached, ill its ddueS
ttgs,nenfs"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-05
PENNYR0YAL PILLS.
'cHIcHESTER'S ENGLISH

&C 4 c 4 { s TER S ENG ST."
The Original and Only Genuine.
Safe and always Reliable Beware OF 'orthless
limitations. Indispensable 10 LADIES. ASH
your Druggist for 'Chiches.er's English" and
take no other, or incloSe &C. stamp 20 us for
particulars IN letter by return mail. NAME
PAPER. Chichester Chemical Co., Il
1913 Madison square, Philsda, II
sold by Druggists everywhere. AK for ssCt.
chesinr's English 1'cunyroyal Fiiin T.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-05

brushed till I've got tired and the only re-
mard was a request to get the baby glass
of ice-water or demand TO carry out that
dead lunch-hamper. l don't go much on
ladies as passengers
''But you think St. Louis Is the best run n
Eyes. st. Paul comes next ON ordinary
trains, but the fast train, no! You gee, the
ordinary trains stop oftener, get ON more
passengers, and the quarter is nimbler.
Those trains are worth about $50 a month,
including salary, If it is not taken from
you"
'How are the very long runs, like those
to the Pacific coastp
They're no good as a regular thing. IL
was reported once that tho bonanza silver
people We're giving the boys s. gold-pieces
and the wages were cut from $40 down to
SIS a month. The boys were not getting
any such money. Once in while when
John Mackay or Senator Jones came over
the porter got couple of gold pieces, but IL
was no regular thing. Fifty cents Is about
the average on the run from Omaha to
Ogden; you can't get more than that--or
ut least can't count ON it. That whole run
amt worth more than $50 d month";
The colored man then spoke Of another
thing 1--WE are compelled to go 10 a tailor
who has a contract with the company. We
have to pay him $25 for such blue suits as
you travellers see US wear. There isn't
another tailor IN Chicago that would not
make them up Of better material and shape
lier cut for $40. We have to pay 81 Is
for our caps, and those we are compelled
to take from the storehouseL lost mine
once and had 10 get new one. / bad IL
made at Clark street place for just 81, and
IL was prettier and better cap than the
storehouse can produce Our winter suits
we have to pay 800 for from the company s
tailor. Just 81 80 more than we can get them
for elsewhere of better material and better
made =. -. y - -. - 60
The South western news., 1887-11-23

Of the removal. But we are UNI
wiling to give up our favorite or
gan and denounce the action of
the proprietors fer doing thing,
that they, in their judgement,
should think best for their interest,
and for the interest of the Baptist
cause in the South.
We DO not see the condition of
things from the same standpoint
that they do, perhaas, if we did,
we would take different view Of
the matter, and not act so hastily
in denouncing the action of Mess.
Harrison & Lawton. Therefore, it
IS to be hoped that, those who have
acted prematurely, that is, those
who have taken action in the prem
ises without prayertul and mature
consideration, would stop and re-
fleet upon the amount of good or
evil that the action that they have
taken would produce upon the
cause, that they love so much.
New, what will YOU do; drop the
Index and adopt some other relig
ious journal, or viii you hold on to
the organ, that you and your faith
ers have so long tried to build up
as a State denominational medium
for the mutual interest of all the
Baptists Of Georgia, or do you think
more Of the interest of DR.. Tucker
than you do of the interest of your
denomination.
The South western news., 1887-11-23

make an ordinary man cry if he
happened to be walking along the
street in front while it was being
served. Ny companions ate it
with as much "sang froid' as I
would takea drink of water. /
looked at them in amazement and
could only come to but one conclu-
sion that the people Of Texas we're
made with tougher internal inns
provemets than a native Georgian
aud were better able to stand the
fire. through the kindness of Mr..
Y ? Oliver | had the pleasure OF
meeting Capt Gree Taylor one Of
the oldest Inhabitants of the
state. He was the first man to
reach Alamo after the massacre
by the Mexicans under General
Santa Anna in 1886. SanAnto.
Mo is beautiful city
1t is situated on the San Anto-
Mo River, four miles from its
source, which its limpid stream ev-
er murmuring a gentle farewell to
its inhabitants, as it meanders, ser
pentine like, through its centre on
its way to the gulf founded by
Canary Islanders in 1888; With its
numerous antiquities, among which
is the historic Alamo, where Crock
EFT and his compatriots fell in de-
fence OF liberty; has a population
of 1880 of every nationality;
eight public, besides number of
private banks; three rail roads in
and out OF the city; ten or more
public plazas; churches of every
denomination and societies of eve
ry order; public and private
schools in every ward; four thea>
tiers Or public halr, aud a number
Of beautiful parks and gardens,
where the careworn can tiDd relief
in the sweetest strains or Eolian
music, the flowing bowl, the laugh
able acts of comedy, or in the
thrilling incidents of the drama; IT.
rigated gardens furnishing every
variety of vegetables the year
round; four daily and six weekly
papers; cotton, wool, hides and
stock of every kind. furnishing a
variety of commerce water works
and numerous irrigation bitches !;
a sunny cline where flowers ever
bloom and health crimsons every
check and springs every nerve.
Yours truly,
BUFFALO BILL.
The above letter was mailed at
Houston and came too late for last
weeks issue.
Editor.
The South western news., 1887-11-23
The index AMI Dir. Tucker.

The secular press and the Blp-
lists of Georgia, have had much to
say about the removal of DIR.
Tucker from the editorial position
Of the Christian Mder. | do not
propose, in this communication, to
justify them in the act, because I
do not know the circumstances that
actuated them in the premises, but
let the cause be what it may, they
had the proprietary right to con-
troll the matter for the best interest
of the Christian Index, and for
the cause of the Baptist denominaa
ton at large, and a perfect right
to remove DR.. Tucker from the
position he occupied without con
sulting his interest.
The Georgia Baptist State Con-
veHtion I understand, turned the
management of this, their denomi-
national organ, over to the present
owners, Mess. Harrison & Lawton,
with a promise to help sustain the
paper, they, the owners, taking
the risk, whether the investment
paid or not, and under their mans
agement it has grown in interest
and / trust, has been the means of
accomplishing much good and was
the pride of the denomination in
Georgia. Now, for sooth, because
a favorite has been removed from
a high position on the editorial
staff, some of the leading Baptists
of Georgia are passing resolutions,
denouncing the action of Mess.
Harrison & Lawton and refusing
to take their denominational organ,
which sustains the Baptist cause in
Georgia.
Will the Baptists Of the State
suffer their predjudices to blind
them and let this one act of the
proprietors of the Index, cause so
much pickering and i'll will as to
injure the cause that they 50 much
espouse.
All are willing and ready to adj
nit the ability of DIR. Tucker as a
reasoner and writer, no man in
Georgia is his superior in point of
talent. And oh, how the Baptist
people of Georgia and Of the South
did love to read his articles, a d
how much he loved to advocate and
defend the peculiar principles and
doctrines OF the denomination, and
the vast amount of influence the
paper was welding under the lead
ership of this good man. | say
when we take into consideration
all these things, We too, are sorry
The South western news., 1887-11-23
history of An Editor

An editor died and slowly
wendell his way down to where he
supposed a warm reception await
ed him. The Devil met and said:
"For many years thou hast borne
the blame for the errors that the
printers made in the papers. The
paper has gone, alas, for 81 and the
81 also has often failed to come
in. The printers have bedevlled
thee for wages Saturday night when
thou had'st not a cent to thy
name. Men have taken thy paper
without paying for it, and cursed
thee for not getting up a better pas
per. Thou hast been called a
dead beatty the passenger conduct
ors when thou hast shown thy aims
ual pass to their envious gaze. All
these things thou hast born in
silence. Thou canst not come in
here And he fired him out,
murmuring as he did so: "Heave
en- is his home, and besides il we
had let him come in here he'd have
been continually dunning his
delinquent subscribers, and thus
created discord in my kingdom, v
Moral; II you don't see what
You want, ask for it.
The South western news., 1887-11-23
Sheriff Sale.

On the first Tuesday in Dace m
Der next will be sold before the
courthouse door in Dawson Ter
rell county Georgia for cash to the
highest bidder the following prop
erty to-wit:
202A acres Of land lot number
148 in the 4th District Of Terrell
county. Levied on as the proper
ty of q w Garnany agent for T
T johnson to satisfy ffa issued
by j III Crouch Tax collector for
State & County tax tor Terrell
county for the year 1882 1883
1884 1885 and 1886.
| G MARSHALL
Sheriff
Terrell County.
The South western news., 1887-11-23
Sheriff Sales.

Will be sold before the court
house door in Dawson Terrell
county GEORGIA on the first Tues
day in December next between the
legal hours Of sale to The highest
bidder for cash the following prop.
erty to-wit:
Sixty acres of Land in the north
west corner of lot No. 237 in the
18th District OF Terrell county Ga.
levied on as the property Of w f
Bozeman to satisfy fila in favor
of John d Perry [vs7 w L Boze-
man for the use of officres of the
court.
IG Marshall,
Sheriff Terrell County.
The South western news., 1887-11-23

f ? Allen matchmaker & jew
eler is now att y Longhurst's b t.
ter prepared than ever to do all
work in a prompt neat and correct
style. My work guaranteed, Gold
and silver plating a speciality. |
have small but well selected stock
of Jewelry which | am selling very
cheap. Come and get my
prices.
Up ALLEN.
The South western news., 1887-11-23

A gourd vine, grown on the
place of j. o. A. Enech's, in the
lower portion of scriven county has
spread out in six different direc
tons, and each section has attained
to length Of over forty feet.
There are now about thirty gourds
upon the vine, and some Of them
that have been picked hold a gaI>
lon and half Of water.